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综合写作

Reading Passage：

First, the arrangement of stones at Mystery Hill is similar to that of some stone
structures that are well known in Europe. For example, Stonehenge, an
ancient monument in England, includes large stones that align with
astronomical events, such as the position of the Sun at sunrise on the longest
day of the year. Certain stones at Mystery Hill align with the same events in
precisely the same way. This same arrangement at both locations suggests
that the builders of Mystery Hill were inspired by European monuments.

Second, researchers discovered a large flat stone at Mystery Hill that appears
to have an early type of European writing carved into it. The particular writing
system, consisting of straight lines, was used by Irish people in Europe,
starting about 1,500 years ago. The presence of a stone containing very old
European writing at Mystery Hill suggests that Europeans were present at the
site long ago.

Finally, archaeologists determined that the large stones at Mystery Hill were
quarried, or cut from the ground, and then significantly altered by hammering
and burning well over 1,000 years ago. The way in which stones at Mystery
Hill were quarried and the methods used to reshape them are similar to
quarrying activities and stone-working methods that were widely practiced in
Europe in the distant past. Such methods are not generally associated with
ancient Native Americans.

听力文本：
Now, listen to part of a lecture on the topic you just read about.

Most archaeologists don't think the structures at Mystery Hill were built by
ancient Europeans. Here's why they aren't convinced.

First, it's true that the stones at Mystery Hill are arranged in the same way as
stones at European sites. But here's the problem. The upright standing stones
we see at Mystery Hill today are probably no longer in their original positions.
You see, the Mystery Hill site belonged to a private owner in the 1930s and
historians suspect that the owner moved many of the stones around. In fact,
the owner may have been trying to make the site look more like England's

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famous Stonehenge. By doing that, the owner probably hoped to attract more
tourists to the site and make a financial profit.

Second, what about those lines carved into the flat stone? If you're not an
expert, a few straight lines might look like a simple writing system, but that's
not conclusive evidence. Most archaeologists don't believe that those marks
are actually ancient European writing. Those marks are probably just some
accidental scratches made by farming equipment, since the area was used for
farming for a long time, you know, a metal plow rode over the stone several
times and left some scratches behind.

Finally, even though the type of quarrying done at Mystery Hill suggests
European work to some people. Archaeologists have found other ancient
objects at Mystery Hill that were clearly made by Native Americans.
Specifically, they found smaller stone objects such as jewelry that Native
Americans wore as declaration. When archaeologists took a closer look, the
jewelry had the same type of tool marks as the large stones. This suggests
that the same kind of hammering tool was used to work both the large stone
structures and the jewelry. This is strong evidence that Native Americans
created the smaller objects as well as the large stones.

题 目 ： Summarize, the points made in the lecture being sure to explain

how they Challenge the specific arguments presented in the reading

passage.

独立写作：
Question:Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

It is difficult for teachers to be both popular (well liked)and effective in

helping students learn.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.